NEW CASTLE —
The victims of Sunday’s fire in Perry Township died of smoke inhalation.
Lawrence County Coroner Russell Noga issued the ruling in the deaths of Phillip James Illig Sr., 49, and Jessica Lynn Morehouse, 28, both of 6247 Route 488, Portersville.
He ruled their deaths as accidental. Noga pronounced them dead at the scene.
The bodies were found in the bedroom of a mobile home that was engulfed by flames when firefighters arrived after 2 a.m. Sunday.
Trooper Luke Nelson, state police fire marshal, said Tuesday the cause “has been ruled undetermined. Although it appears to be accidental.”
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February 19, 2013
Rulings made on fatal fire
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Jail gets third bomb threat
The Lawrence County jail received a bomb threat about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday — the third since Saturday. Prison board chairman David Gettings noted the caller said the same thing as the previous two times, that he was going to “come and blow the place up.”
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Divers fish stolen truck from river
A stolen truck was fished out of the Mahoning River following a tip from a fisherman. North Beaver Township police and volunteer fire department, the New Castle Fire Department dive team and Brandon Rishel of the Lawrence County Dive Team were called in after a fisherman had seen a submerged vehicle Monday.
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Man accused in rock beating
A New Castle man is accused of beating another man with a rock in an elevator. Police have charged David Joseph Perrine, 29, with aggravated assault in connection with the incident, which occurred around 8 p.m. June 12 in an apartment building on Wallace Avenue.
Continued ... - Teen arrested after demanding car keys
- Jail gets second bomb threat
- Three more plead guilty in oxycodone ring
- Tuesday
- South Side man faces gun, drug charges
- Bomb threat locks down jail
- Woman charged for assaulting 1-year-old
- Jail receives bomb threat
- Liberty Street crash sends car over hillside
- Monday
- Several injured in Neshannock collision
- Child says man tried to kidnap him
- Sunday
- Planning panel recommends conditional use for recycler
- Saturday
- City narrows director search to seven
- Y Zone evacuated in power outage
- Friday
- Lady Lancers fall hard in PIAA title game
- PIAA title game highlights
- Two arrested in East Side drug raid
- Police probe alleged overdose
- Police arrest 15 in drug roundup
- Thursday
- Man faces charges in stabbing
- Need a last-minute gift idea for Father's Day? Pick up a ’Canes’ DVD!
- Car strikes, injures pedestrian on North Hill
- Cyclist suffered ‘major’ injuries
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